25 JUNE
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1057

The Standards Act 1941—British Standards, Revisions,
and Amendments Available for Comment

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PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941,
notice is hereby given that the British standards, revisions, and
amendments listed in the Schedule hereto are being considered for
adoption as New Zealand standard specifications. All persons
who may be affected by them and who desire to comment thereon
may, on application, obtain copies on loan from the New Zealand
Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or
Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

Requests should specify that copies are required for comment
purposes.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 20 July 1964.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of June 1964.

V. FAIRHALL,

Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

(S.I. 114/2/1)

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SCHEDULE

LIST OF BRITISH STANDARDS

New Issues
B.S.
Title

Supplement No. 1 : 1964 to—
B.S. 204 : 1960 Terms used in wired broadcast and broadcast
relay.

1728 : — Methods for the analysis of aluminium and alumi-
nium alloys—
1728 Part 13 : 1964 Method for the determination
of titanium in aluminium and aluminium alloys
(absorptiometric chromotropic acid method).

3178 : — Playground equipment for parks—
Part 3 Special requirements for swinging appa-
ratus.
3178 Section 3c : 1964 Plank swings.

3704 : 1964 Rubber condoms.

3709 : 1964 Portable fire extinguishers of the water type (stored
pressure).

3713 : 1964 Electrical control couplers for diesel locomotives and
diesel multiple unit trains.

3714 : 1964 Natural-rubber insulating tape.

3715 : 1964 Concentration gradient density columns.

3716 : 1964 General-purpose rubber water hose.

3717 : 1964 Asbestos cement decking.

3719 : 1964 Stationary milk tanks.

3720 : 1964 Torches for use in hospitals.

3728 : 1964 Recommendations on size marking for infants’ and
girls’ wear.

3731 : 1964 Vee blocks.

Revisions
B.S.
Title

1133 : — Packaging code—
1133 Section 17 : 1964 Wicker and veneer baskets.

1204 : 1964 Synthetic resin adhesives, gap filling (phenolic and
aminoplastic) for constructional work in wood.

1646 : 1964 Graphical symbols for process measurement and
control functions.

1963 : 1964 Pressure-operated relay valves for use with town gas.

Amendments
B.S.
Title
Ref.
No.
PD

4 : — Structural steel sections. Part 2 : 1963 Hot-
rolled hollow sections. Amendment No. 1 .. 5182

408 : 1963 Ship’s cargo blocks. Amendment No. 2 .. 5150
This amendment supersedes Amendment
No. 1, PD 5040.

480 : — Impregnated paper-insulated cables for electri-
city supply. Part 1 : 1954 Lead or lead-
alloy sheathed cables for working voltages
up to and including 33 kV. Amendment
No. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5180

644 : — Part 1 : 1951 Wood casement windows.
Amendment No. 12 .. .. .. .. 5169
This amendment supersedes Amendment
No. 7, PD 1233.

796 : 1955 Hose of rubber with cotton- or rayon-braided
reinforcement. Amendment No. 4 .. .. 5167

924 : 1955 Hose of rubber with cotton- or rayon-woven
reinforcement. Amendment No. 5 .. .. 5166

1006 : 1961 Determination of fastness to daylight of
coloured textiles. Amendment No. 3 .. 5144

1016 : — Methods for the analysis and testing of coal
and coke. Part 1 : 1957 Total moisture of
coal. Amendment No. 1 .. .. .. 5146

1151 : — Part 2 : 1961 “Guaranteed minimum” rec-
koners for the building and civil engineering
contracting industries. Amendment No. 1 .. 5181

1361 : 1947 Cartridge fuses for domestic consumers’ units.
Amendment No. 5 .. .. .. .. 5186

1397 : 1956 Safety belts and harness. Amendment No. 6 .. 5163

1449 : 1956 Steel plate, sheet and strip. Amendment No. 2 5173

1500 : — Fusion-welded pressure vessels for use in the
chemical, petroleum, and allied industries.
Part 1 : 1958 Carbon and low alloy steels.
Amendment No. 3. (2s.) .. .. .. 5174

D

Amendments
B.S.
Title
Ref.
No.
PD

1870 : — Safety footwear. Part 1 : 1956 Leather safety
boots and shoes. Amendment No. 7 .. .. 5165

1906 : 1952 Hose couplings (air and water) (⅜ in. to 1¼ in.
nominal sizes). Amendment No. 6 .. .. 5175

2464 : 1954 Hose couplings for petrol, oil, and lubricants.
Amendment No. 7 .. .. .. .. 5176

2479 : — Enamelled and silk-covered or rayon-covered
copper conductors (oleo-resinous
enamel)—
Part 1 : 1954 Round wire. Amendment
No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5155
Part 3 : 1959 Round wire: metric units.
Amendment No. 1 .. .. .. .. 5156
*These amendments include an alteration
to the title of the standard which will now
read:
Enamelled and rayon-covered copper con-
ductors (oleo-resinous enamel).

2480 : — Silk-covered and rayon-covered copper con-
ductors—
Part 1 : 1954 Round wire. Amendment
No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5157
Part 3 : 1959 Round wire: metric units.
Amendment No. 1 .. .. .. .. 5158
*These amendments include an alteration
to the title of the standard which will now
read:
Rayon-covered copper conductors.

2658 : 1956 Guide to terms used in a.c. power system
studies. Amendment No. 2 (5s.) .. .. 5164
This amendment is an appendix tabling the
data required for the solution of power
system problems.

2661–86 and 3661 : 1961 Methods for the determination of
the colour fastness of textiles. Amendment
No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5145

2763 : 1956 Steel wire for ropes. Amendment No. 1 .. 5148

2915 : 1957 Domed metallic bursting discs and bursting
disc assemblies. Amendment No. 2 .. 5160

2999/44 to 52 : 1963 Essential oils. Amendment No. 1 .. 5151

3017 : 1958 Mild steel forged ramshorn hooks. Amend-
ment No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5161

3066 : 1959 Engineers’ cold chisels. Amendment No. 1 .. 5149

3178 : — Playground equipment for parks. Part 1 : 1959
General requirements. Amendment No. 2 5179

3232 : 1960 Safety requirements for medical treatment
lamps. Amendment No. 2 .. .. .. 5172

3237 : 1960 Light and medium rolling stock for mineral
haulage in mines. Amendment No. 1 .. 5178

3243 : 1960 Hand-operated chain pulley blocks. Amend-
ment No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5177

3254 : 1960 Seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles. Amend-
ment No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 5168

3448 : 1961 Ammonium chloride. Amendment No. 1 .. 5154

3456 : — The testing and approval of domestic electrical
appliances—
Section A 4 : 1963 Electrically heated blan-
kets. Amendment No. 1 .. .. .. 5162
Section B 1 : 1962 General requirements
(motor-operated appliances). Amendment
No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5170

3541 : 1962 Lighting fittings for general examination pur-
poses in hospitals. Amendment No. 1 .. 5147

3585 : 1963 Performance of bump test machines for
testing electronic equipment. Amendment
No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5153

3601 : 1962 Steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes.
Carbon steel: ordinary duties. Amendment
No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5171

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Amendment of Standard Specification

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PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations
made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce,
on 16 June 1964, amended the under-mentioned standard
specification by the incorporation of the amendment shown
hereunder:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1809:Pt. 2:1963
Methods of fatigue testing. Part 2: Rotating bending fatigue
tests; being B.S. 3518:Pt. 2:1962.

Amendment: No. 1 (PD 4745).

Application for copies of the standard specification so
amended should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute,
Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington
C. 1.

Copies of the amendment will be supplied, free of charge,
upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of June 1964.

V. FAIRHALL,

Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

(S.I. 114/2/3:1224)